# Paygaon Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/paygaon/ Village · Bhiwandi, Thane # Paygaon Paygaon is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,251 people in 476 households**, the 35th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,251people (2011) - 476households - 75.0%literacy - 968females per 1,000 males ## Paygaon PIN code and other codes Paygaon falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhiwandi - Census village code552470 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paygaon from nearby towns? - Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thane (district HQ)27 km by road - Bhiwandi Nizampur (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Paygaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Paygaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhivandi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhivandi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhivandi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Paygaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 54% of the 994 hectares of village land is sown, and 538 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Paygaon Of every 100 households in Paygaon in 2011, 85 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Paygaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **90% Toilet within the home ****25%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **46% Tap water ****2%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **52% Use banking services ****40%** **58% Television ****47%** **53% Mobile phone ****49%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****35%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **80% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Paygaon? ■ Paygaon · ■ Bhiwandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **921 Working population ****44.7%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 66.8% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 244 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (36%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 249 (25%) · **■** Marginal 144 (14%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bhiwandi - Gorsai2,274 people - Thakurgaon2,259 people - Pimpalner2,258 people - Usgaon2,257 people - Kuhe2,104 people - Dive2,062 people - Dunge2,038 people - Lakhivali2,024 people [All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paygaon from Thane?27 km by road - What is the population of Paygaon?2,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paygaon in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Paygaon?75.0% (Census 2011)